The Secret Language of Love: A Visual Treasury of Love Through the Ages

By Megan Tresidder

Book Overview

The perfect Valentine, this compendium of passion, romance, and desire throughout the ages is packed with a treasure trove of literature, poetry, specially commissioned illustrations, and world-famous works of art ranging from Klimt's Kiss to Manet's Olympia. The lively text explores such classic and provocative themes as eternal love, the definition of beauty, the chemistry of attraction, and the connection between love and sex. From the mythical passions of Greek gods to the discreet romantic practices of Victorian England, this lavish volume traces through the ages the paradigms of love that color our feelings, desires, and fantasies today. Comprehensive sections on signposts of romance, such as the kiss, the courtship, and the wedding, round out the book, making The Secret Language of Love an original and sensuous celebration of the most intense and joyous emotion in our lives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811841510
• ISBN13: 9780811841511
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.3" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

insightful, marvelous

"The Secret Language of Love" is a wonderfully thoughtful book which examines romantic love, the source of so much joy and pain, the complex, intense feeling that seizes each of us sooner or later. The illustrations, taken from many centuries and cultures, are marvelously expressive of the many moods of passionate love. Tresidder's essays are inspired, filled with insights that will provide you with "ah ha!" moments as you recognize yourself and others caught up in the intoxicating haze of love. Her book will educate you as well as bring you delight and celebration. "The Language of Love" deserves the highest recommendation. It will not disappoint.

Sensuous treat for the senses.

Like one-touch love Megan Tresidder leads from one delight to another to another with well chosen poem or excerpts and beautiful art. Emma Turpin's painting are incredible!